Battle Over Boxstaff

First Skirmish
30 Ridgeback Fighters were deployed and headed towards the Terriers, So Zipline Squadron along with Blue Squadron, Barkhorn Squadron and Pike Squadron were deployed to combat this threat.

8 Ridgeback Fighters broke off to attack Zipline Squadron. The first causalities came when a Ridgeback Fighter collided with 2 Terrier Fighters, then another 4 Terrier Fighters were shot down in the first attack run. 2 Ridgeback fighters appear including a Commando (Valeres) and Kill Captain Pattle. Wing Leader Heartmann then orders Wing Leader DJ to attack the 2 Ridgebacks flanking them. Before they can even turn around another 3 Terrier Fighters are shot down. DJ ends up skimming the Commando's ship and notices that it's a commando, he tries to warn the others but is quickly shot down along with another 3 fighters. Heartmann Manages to heavily damage a Ridgeback Fighter causing it to have to retreat but the other Ridgeback Fighters swoop around and destroy a further 6 Fighters. Heartmann orders a retreat, While Wing Leader Viper and a pilot (Cooper Stanley) voluntarily sacrifice themselves for the others to retreat. Viper manages to take down 2 Ridgeback fighters before being killed, making him the first Terrier to shoot down a fighter.

The Skirmish was 36 Terrier Fighters vs. 10 Ridgeback Fighters. 25 Terrier Fighters were shot down including the Captain and 2/3 Wing Leaders. Only 3 Ridgeback Fighters were shot down with one heavily damaged.